The 4 Essentials is a fun read. Like Cliff, it’s full of passion with a blend of new ideas and timeless wisdom. Dave Logan, Former Assoc. Dean-USC Business School, NY Times Bestseller Tribal Leadership

3 of the most critical strategies to business success will be your resume, public profile & the interview process. This fast-paced course is a MUST for every job-seeker, hiring manager & entrepreneur. Includes your key…Learn More

Career Builder > Keys to Successful Resumes, Profiles & Interviews

3 of the most critical strategies to career and business success will be your resume, public profile & mastery of the interview process. To that end, this fast-paced course is a must for every job-seeker. Leaders, hiring managers, and entrepreneurs will also gain wisdom from best practices, how to screen candidates, and getting the assignments right!

SAVE BIG with the All Access Pass to Cliff’s Success System for life, careers and entrepreneurs! Teachers and group leaders can add Cliff’s e-courses to their current training material, or use the Total System as a dynamic syllabus each semester. A progress dashboard enables you to monitor group results and add unlimited users at big savings! Each lesson is just a few minutes and each course less than an hour. All courses come with interactive tools, exercises, quizzes & completion certificates. If your school, club, or company would like to customize courses, quizzes, and tools for a large group, contact our team for a Custom Edition / Private White Label!

Money Mastery & 8 Steps to 800 Credit > A Financial Freedom Guide

In this course, credit & finance consultant Cliff Michaels gives you tools and strategies to manage budgets, build 800 credit, repair bad credit, and create a path to financial freedom. Over 25 years, Cliff has conducted hundreds of credit & money management workshops for thousands of clients, brokers, and financial professionals. Whether you’re a student on a tight budget or a high net worth individual, Cliff will help you fine tune money skills for a wealthier life & business!

What You’ll Learn

Smart debt vs. bad debt

12 Keys to a wealthy mindset

Budget & balance sheet mastery

8 steps to 800 credit

How to master the FICO system

9 Steps to repair bad credit

8 Keys to avoid & fraud & identity theft

Essential planning for financial freedom

How to increase income & lower expenses

Simple strategies to better cash flow

How to get the lowest interest rates

Course Tools

Calculating Budget Sheet

Calculating Balance Sheet

Credit Booster Checklist

Challenge exercises

Quiz & completion certificate

Testimonials:

“Cliff has been a wonderful mentor to USC Students for financial literacy and entrepreneurship. You’ll learn more in 60-minutes with Cliff than any class you’ll ever take!” Danielle Tomfohrde, USC Business School & MoneyThink

The 4 Essentials debuted #1 on Amazon and #3 on the New York Times Bestseller list (2012), surpassing Hunger Games & Steve Jobs across all book genres. In this e-course edition, hear Cliff’s narrated slide show, personal memoir & dozens of amazing stories on famous mentors. This e-course edition is great for individuals, clubs, schools and companies that want a fun learning experience with interactive exercises, quiz & completion certificate.

ABOUT THE BOOK & COURSE > In The 4 Essentials, Michaels dispels the myth of born entrepreneurs and proposes a paradigm shift for global education and corporate training. Cliff’s unique college experience, some dropout drama, a high-flying real estate career, and his Diary of a Dot-com will have you on the edge of your seat. You’ll also hear 29 amazing short stories, hundreds of pithy quotes, and valuable lessons from classic mentors such as da Vinci, Ali, Lucy, Mozart and modern icons like Jobs, Oprah, Branson, Spielberg, Gates, Hsieh, Mycoskie and more. Original and street-smart, The 4 Essentials of skills, strategies, values and purpose challenge everyone to earn a real-world MBA (your Masters in Basic Abilities).

This e-course is FREE when booking Cliff for live events (speaking, forums, retreats, workshops). The traditional audio book is FREE to new users at Audible.com! E-book & paperback are on SALE daily at Amazon.com or your favorite retailer.

Self & Team Discovery > 12 Steps to Personal & Professional Growth

GO BEYOND “WHY!” In this high-impact system, Cliff Michaels guides individuals and teams through a system that will crystallize passion, purpose, abilities, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, goals, and values before launching a career, major life decision, or growing a business. You’ll also learn how to build powerful mission and brand statements in 12 words or less with a simple exercise. The essentials in this course are a proven blueprint to wealth, personal growth, team success, and happy corporate cultures!

What You’ll Learn

Your true passion

Your intended purpose

Your definition of success

How to fill gaps

How to inspire ideas

How to prioritize goals

How to crystallize values

How to leverage resources

Decision-making filters

Life mapping techniques

Leading through discovery

EQ vs IQ vs learning styles

Personal vs team dynamics

Mission vs branding statements

Course Highlights

Live workshop

Narrated slide show

Challenge exercises

Optional quiz

Completion certificate

12-Point discovery tool

Meeting agenda form

Testimonials:

“When Cliff presented his self & team discovery system to USC’s top entrepreneur class, the response from over 200 students was amazing! We’re all big fans and grateful for your leadership!” Blake Spencer, 2012 Student Body President, USC Marshall Business School

“Every student, professional, and team should start their success journey with this discovery system. Cliff makes this process fun, easy and result oriented!” Cassiah Jay, Corporate Strategist

Ready to break deadlocks & get to YES! Cliff Michaels has negotiated thousands of deals between banks, brokers, buyers & sellers. Preparation to presentation, this course helps you become THE NEGOTIATOR!Learn More

The Negotiator > Keys to YES & Conflict Resolution

Ready to break deadlocks & close more deals? For over 25 years, Cliff Michaels has negotiated thousands of transactions between banks, brokers, buyers, sellers, partners and investors. From Preparation to Positioning and Packaging to Presentation, you’ll master strategies like a pro! Whether you’re asking for a raise, closing deals, negotiating capital, or resolving legal disputes, Cliff’s proven system helps you GET to YES faster than you ever imagined! This high-impact course is for students, agents, attorneys, salespeople & entrepreneurs who are ready to be THE NEGOTIATOR!

Every tribe has a unique mission & culture. Every leader has a unique communication style or system. So whether you're a global CEO or start-up manager, this course helps you find your management mojo!Learn More

Leadership, Management & Motivation for Your Tribe

Every tribe has a unique mission and culture. Every leader and organization has a unique communication style or system. So whether you’re a global CEO or start-up manager, Cliff Michaels helps you find your management mojo. From personal experience as well as a series of interviews with proven leaders, Cliff helps you explore a variety of inspirational and real world styles that easily apply to sports, business, politics, or education. To that end, prepare to lead your team with renewed passion, purpose and proven principles.

What You’ll Learn:

9 Management Styles to Consider

5 Keys to Attract, Train & Retain Talent

Building Blocks to Winning Teams

How to Create Chemistry & Culture Fit

Keys to Managing Millenials

Keys to Leading Social Entrepreneurs

Understanding Leaders vs Managers

10 Inspiration Drivers vs. 10 Motivational Killers

How to Say “No” & Still be Loved

How to Delegate with Accountability

How to Foster Creativity & Collaboration

The Pros & Cons of Democracy & Transparency

Standard Course Content

E-Course narrated by Cliff Michaels

Individual & Team Exercises

Optional Exam & Completion Certificate

FREE Bonus Tools

Beginner & Advanced Ice Breakers

Forum Presentation & Protocols

Sample Meeting Agenda Form

Project & Event Scorecard

12-Point Self & Team Discovery Tool

Leadership Evaluation Scorecard

Testimonials:

“I’ve known Cliff Michaels almost 20 years. At the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), we worked on Global Leadership Conferences together for over 100 chapters in dozens of countries. Cliff was more than a leader with ideas. He inspired others to lead their tribes by understanding both their culture and business essentials.” Troy Hazard | Past Chairman, Entrepreneurs Organization (EO)

From small start up to a global business, Cliff shares the essentials of highly successful salespeople & companies. In this one-of-a-kind course, you'll connect principles of branding, social media, marketing, the sales funnel, service, & keys to a referral-based business!Learn More

Power Training for Sales, Marketing, Branding & Service

It’s time to launch or grow your referral-based business with power training that combines nuances of sales, marketing, branding, service, social media, and more! Cliff Michaels has closed 5000 transactions and over $500 million dollars in financial and consulting transactions over 25 years. In this dynamic course, Cliff shares a combination of proven systems that that are vital to building trust, attracting quality customers, and generating happy clients for repeat business. This course includes Cliff’s Contact Catalyst, an ideal tool for prospects and current clients alike!

Highly recommended with The Smart Entrepreneur’s Business Planner.

What You’ll Learn:

Why brand comes first!

How to build your master sales funnel

How to communicate with prospects & pipelines

Why FREE doesn’t always work

Top 5 things to learn about your clients

10 laws of highly successful networkers

How to attract quality “and” quantity clients

How to identify tribal leaders & linchpins

How to make it easy for clients to find you

8 steps to build a referral-based business

How social media can boost or bomb your business

Keys to social vs. business networking

How to create awesome client experiences

The proper thank-you note!

FREE Tools

Sales & Goal Planner

Client Contact Checklist

CRM & Database Master

Social Media Checklist

Website Design Checklist

Interactive course video (narrated by Cliff Michaels)

Challenge exercises (great for teacher assignments)

Quiz & completion certificate

Testimonials:

“This is a truly intelligent course to drive sales for any product or service. Cliff’s essentials launched us to the top of our industry in a period of months!” Jayme Riggio | CEO, Riggio Allstate, Top 1% Nationwide

Ready to launch or grow your business? Cliff Michaels walks you through his Smart Entrepreneur's Business Planner with keys to attract talent, apply for loans, pitch for capital, avoid common mistakes, and strategize for fast growth success!Learn More

The Smart Entrepreneur’s Biz Planner to Launch & Grow

Writing a game plan? Pitching for dollars? Ready to launch? Founding Investor to a $100 million dollar global tech fund, Cliff Michaels walks you through The Smart Entrepreneur’s Biz Planner & Pitch Deck. As an entrepreneur and venture capitalist for 25 years, Cliff has launched companies in real estate, technology, finance, and education. He’s consulted thousands of entrepreneurs through start up, growth, leadership, marketing, and funding strategies. In a down-to-earth style, Cliff strips away the mystery of launching a business. You’ll also hear hardcore lessons from world famous angels and demons about do’s, don’ts, risks, and rewards of startups. Whether you’re a global CEO or rookie, this is an essential course to smart business planning.

What You’ll Learn:

Brainstorming before you launch!

12 essentials to every business plan

Establishing your financial model

Identifying your target market

Listening to your customer

Why brand comes first

Building a clear mission & vision

How to establish culture values

Defining a unique value proposition

How to prepare & pitch for capital

How to kick-start campaigns

Risks & rewards of angel financing

Risks & rewards of crowd-funding

Risks & rewards of venture capital

How to avoid common start-up failures

How to properly conduct S.W.O.T analysis

What to learn & ignore from competitors

How to leverage your intellectual property

FREE Tools:

Business Plan Builder

The Brainstormer

Financial projection forms

Competitive S.W.O.T. analysis forms

Interactive course video (narrated by Cliff Michaels)

Fun challenge exercises

Optional final exam & completion certificate

BONUS AUDIO: Diary of a DotCom > Fasten your seat belt for a race against the clock! In this fast-paced true story, you’ll hear Cliff narrate Diary of a DotCom, an exciting chapter featured in his New York Times Bestseller, “The 4 Essentials of Entrepreneurial Thinking.” Discover the pioneering journey of a startup that went global in 70 countries during the Internet frenzy of 1999 and bubble burst on 2000!

BONUS INTERVIEWS include angels, demons, and venture capitalists from successful kickstarter campaigns to powerhouse VC’s who’ve been in the trenches. You’ll discover what worked, what didn’t, and lessons learned!

Simplify & prioritize your life & business! In this fast-paced course, Cliff guides you through proven tools, daily routines, and smart monthly habits that get you organized for action, alignment, accountability & results!Learn More

Goal, Project & Time Management: Focus Keys to Get Things Done

Simplify & prioritize your life & business! In this fast-paced crash-course, Cliff guides you through proven tools, daily routines, and monthly habits that get you organized for action, alignment & accountability. You’ll not only save time, money and effort, you’ll learn to “focus on what you do best as you delegate, collaborate, and eliminate the rest.” That’s Cliff’s trademark phrase to master anything from small project goals and career moves to start-ups and fast-growth companies. This system is highly recommended with all of Cliff’s crash courses because time is our most valuable, non-renewable asset!

Forum Training is the #1 system in the world for highly successful teams, boards & masterminds. In this course, Cliff shares tools, exercises & protocols that will launch your group & meeting productivity to the next level!Learn More

Forum Training for Teams, Boards, Meetings & Mastermind Groups

Forum Training is the #1 system in the world for highly successful teams, boards, meetings & support groups. In this course, Cliff shares tools and exercises that will launch your group to the next level! Conceived by the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) over 50 years ago, Cliff mastered the Forum Training system as president of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization Los Angeles (EO), a leading chapter in the world’s premier peer-to-peer network for business owners (60+ countries, 120+ chapters, 10,000+ members). This crash course sets the forum training bar for boards and brain trusts who demand personal and business growth with every session. Whether you have a start up forum or global team, your group is guaranteed to reach a new level of trust and accountability with this powerful training system.

Highly recommended with all of Cliff’s crash courses!

Benefits of What You’ll Learn

8 Steps to Launch Power Forums

14 Rules for Highly Effective Meetings

How to Attract & Retain the Right Talent

How to Transition Positions & Assignments

Essential By-Laws for Successful Boards

How to Analyze Ideas & Teammates

Leadership Keys for Captains & Focus Sergeants

How to Build Forum Confidentiality & Trust

How to Ensure Action, Accountability & Alignment

Standard Course Content

E-Course narrated by Cliff Michaels

Highlights from Live Workshops

Individual & Team Exercises

Optional Exam & Completion Certificate

FREE Bonus Tools

10-Point Brainstorming Tool

Beginner & Advanced Ice Breakers

Forum Presentation & Protocols

Forum Meeting Agenda Form

Project and Event Scorecard

Testimonials:

“As a student at UCLA and USC, I worked with presidents of all the top campus organizations. Cliff’s forum training should be a standard at every school and company.” Christian Johnson | USC Medical School | LEAP Leadership Coach

Quality relationships begin with social, emotional, and business intelligence. In this course, you'll learn clear, consistent & constructive strategies for personal and professional communication excellence. Learn More

Communication Keys for Quality Relationships & Power Networking

Quality relationships begin with social, emotional, and business intelligence. In this one-of-a-kind system, you’ll learn clear, consistent & constructive strategies for personal and professional communication excellence. The tools and exercises Cliff presents in this course can be easily applied to relationships, networking, leadership, and essentials that Cliff covers in his related course on negotiation and conflict resolution / decision making & problem solving.

What You’ll Learn:

Social & emotional intelligence

How to master communication choices

Mastery of 12 communication commandments

11 keys to quality networking & relationships

10 tips for reading body language

7 laws for e-mail & social media mastery

How to be clear, caring, and consistent

Keys to building trust in life or business

How to build brand awareness through values

The art of thank-you notes!

Standard Course Content

E-Course narrated by Cliff Michaels

Individual & Team Exercises

Optional Exam & Completion Certificate

FREE STUFF with this COURSE

Beginner and Advanced Forum Ice Breakers

Event & Project Scorecard

The 4 Essentials of Entrepreneurial Thinking E-Course!

Testimonials:

“You can hear it in his voice, read it in his writing, see it in his presentations, and feel it in his message. If you want to take your sales, relationships, networking & leadership skills to another level, Cliff’s communication strategies are extraordinary.” Chris Novy, UCLA Graduate & Social Entrepreneur

A FREE Peek of The 4 Essentials

In his New York Times Bestseller The 4 Essentials of Entrepreneurial Thinking, Cliff Michaels has written a cutting edge memoir and fast-paced manifesto that dispels the myth of born entrepreneurs and proposes a paradigm shift in global education. Taking readers on an inspiring journey, Cliff shares his triumphs and tribulations as a young entrepreneur who challenged teaching standards as a college freshman. He then dropped out of USC, started as a real estate entrepreneur with no cash, and went on to build companies in finance, technology & education – all in his 20s.

In The 4 Essentials, Cliff also draws on classic mentors from Socrates, Edison, da Vinci, Mozart and Einstein, to modern icons such as Jobs, Oprah, Branson, Hsieh, and Spielberg. The book includes amazing stories and pithy quotes on over 100 famous people from creative artists and athletes to pioneers and philanthropists. Street-smart and thought provoking, The 4 Essentials isn’t just for entrepreneurs. Itchallenges everyone to earn a real-world MBA – your Masters in Basic Abilities.

The 4 Essentials are now practiced worldwide as a standard for academic and corporate training. Order Today as a narrated AudioBook, Paperback, E-book, or slide show E-course with challenge exercises, quiz & completion certificate at CliffMichaels.com.

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Q4: Should I buy individual courses or an All Access Pass?
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Q6: How do I start a course?
A: Once you’ve purchased a course or All Access Pass, just login and click “My Courses” from the main menu. Once you’re on your account page, choose a course and click the “access course” button to see videos, tools, exercises, and quiz.

Q7: Can I start and stop a course whenever I want?A: YES! Your courses are available anytime, anywhere at your pace unless your teacher, trainer, or group leader has set a time limit for you to complete your course, tools, exercises, or quiz.

Q8: Can I edit and save the interactive tools?A: YES! Once you start filling out a tool like your project or budget planner, you can save that tool or create multiple versions of the same tool for different goals.

Q9: How do I get my completion certificate?A: Each course comes with an optional quiz. A completion certificate is available if you score 80% or better on the quiz. You can repeat the quiz until you pass.

Q10: I’d like to provide Cliff’s e-courses to our staff, students, clients, or members. What are my options as a teacher, university Dean, affiliate, sponsor or ambassador?
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